Introductory Class

Counted cross-stitch transfers a design from a printed graph onto evenweave fabric. The stitcher uses embroidery floss to place X's on the fabric corresponding to symbols on the chart. The different styles of symbols on the chart represent different colours of floss. Cross-stitch is easy to learn and requires only a few skills and supplies. The price includes a beginners cross-stitch kit, which has all the required embroidery floss, fabric and needle. You will have the use of an embroidery hoop, which you may purchase.

In your very first cross-stitch lesson, you will learn the following skills:

To understand the use of different kinds of materials

How to read a chart – find the centre and understand the different symbols

How to centre the pattern onto the material

The use of stranded cottons – how many threads to use, how to separate threads, how to stop threads tangling